Blue's Stew is built around one named meat followed by its own broth. Country Chicken opens with chicken, chicken broth, water and chicken liver, while Hearty Beef opens with beef, beef broth, water and beef liver. Both list egg in the first five ingredients, and both are sold for adult dogs of all breed sizes.
On the label, the two recipes are nearly the same. Each shows 8% protein, 82% moisture and 1% fiber as fed. Fat is 4.5% for chicken and 5% for beef. Calories run from 907 kcal per kg (321 per can) to 923 kcal per kg (326 per can). Both are grain free, and both contain peas or lentils and potato. The average protein across the 866 wet foods in our catalog is 8.3%, so this line sits slightly below that figure.
The trade-off is limited choice. With two adult recipes at the same protein level, the line offers a change of flavor more than a change in nutrition. Hearty Beef also lists chicken, so the line has no chicken free option.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Moisture | Kcal / kg | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue’s Stew Country Chicken | 8% | 4.5% | 82% | 923 | Chicken, Chicken Broth, Water |
| Blue’s Stew Hearty Beef | 8% | 5% | 82% | 907 | Beef, Beef Broth, Water |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Wet food is mostly water, so compare it with other wet food only. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
8% protein · 4.5% fat · 326 kcal/can · Adult
Country Chicken is the only recipe in the line without beef. It is built on chicken, chicken broth and chicken liver with dried egg. It has the lower fat at 4.5% but the higher calories at 326 per can (923 kcal per kg), so it suits adult dogs kept on chicken and egg alone.
Full review of Blue’s Stew Country Chicken8% protein · 5% fat · 321 kcal/can · Adult
Hearty Beef leads with beef, beef broth and beef liver, and it also lists egg and chicken as animal proteins. It has the higher fat in the line at 5% and the lower calories at 321 per can (907 kcal per kg), so it suits adult dogs that prefer beef.
Full review of Blue’s Stew Hearty BeefYes. Country Chicken and Hearty Beef are both grain free, and both contain peas or lentils and potato.
Neither. Country Chicken and Hearty Beef both show 8% protein as fed. Hearty Beef has a little more fat at 5%, compared with 4.5% for Country Chicken.
Yes. Hearty Beef lists beef, egg and chicken as animal proteins, so it is not chicken free. Country Chicken uses chicken and egg and has no beef.
Protein runs higher than the average wet food we review (44.4% vs 42.0% on a dry matter basis).
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
100% of recipes are grain-free.
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